Overcoming conflicts in implementing new ERP systems
ERP systems in manufacturing can suffer from organisational conflicts in implementation and fail to deliver production benefits. There are no scarier words for a production manager in a manufacturing plant than when the CFO says “I just bought you a new ERP system to help with your production operations”. Also, according to Gartner Research, up […]
Opportunities in circular autos for the automotive industry
Circular autos could be the silver bullet to overcome the disruption the automotive industry faces; digitalisation and sustainability. Circular autos are a new vehicle class for sustainable mobility; fully-electric, built from the ground-up with renewable resources and embedded recyclability. They are the embodiment of next generation clean, sustainable and purpose-made vehicles for the optimisation of […]
Poor planning around the cloud can cause long-term problems
Cloud solutions can deliver major benefits but poor planning has left companies struggling with long-term challenges. In the recent rush to adopt cloud solutions the lack of sound planning has seen companies face unexpected costs, concerns over data storage and backup and how compliance and regulation will impact their business strategy. “Many organisations have felt […]
Retailers don’t know how to communicate with customers
Retailers are struggling to effectively communicate with their customers, according to new research from Kin + Carta and Google Cloud. Almost a quarter (24 per cent) of retailers don’t know how to communicate with their customers, according to the study. Fifty senior retail leaders from some of the biggest brands in the UK, including Dunelm, […]
Data strategy and data culture are key to cloud success
Data strategy, architecture and data culture are the foundations and drivers of a successful cloud strategy. A robust data strategy is needed to address the challenge of organising and managing increasingly distributed and decentralised data while ensuring that only the right people are able to gain access. The volume of data that organisations collect is […]
Lifecycle management for RDK-B operators
A new lifecycle management solution provides a secure and flexible way for operators to deploy and manage services on their router stack. Consult Red’s Lifecycle Management (LCM) and Downloadable Application Container (DAC) functionality provide a secure, fast and flexible solution to remotely deploy and manage native applications and services on a router stack. Containerised applications […]
Waste management fuelling growth of intelligent sorting robots
The rising need for enhanced waste management is fuelling the use of intelligent sorting robots in industry. Waste management in industry and commercial sectors is covered by increasingly strict regulation and new efficient solutions are required to meet rising demand and compliance issues. Key factors such as rapidly expanding global population, generation of large amounts […]
The cloud is now an ‘essential business strategy’
The cloud and its many benefits is not just an IT solution it’s essential for business growth, according to Tata Consultancy Services. Global cloud services will grow over 20 per cent to $591bn in 2023, Gartner forecasts, and the rapid pace of change has left many business leaders anxious about their technology investments said Parthiv Shah, global managing […]
New tech connections needed for analytics and transactions
A quarter of companies polled in a new survey believe their company websites are costing them business due to a lack of analytics. Over half of participants in the survey by Danebury Research and Umbraco said they need to extend website functionality by connecting to new technologies that enable analytics, personalisation and transactions. Almost a […]
Data protection day highlights the use of personal information
Data protection day in UK is an opportunity to review strategies and processes involved in collection and use of personal information. A recent survey by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) showed that 91 per cent of people are concerned about data protection and worry about having their personal information sold to other companies without their […]
Web3 opportunities for industry and commerce
Web3 is the latest new tech development to grab headlines and attract investment from major brands and industries. Web3 is an industry worth over $11 billion and as its impact spreads it will only continue to grow. Last year major brands and industry leaders such as Google, Starbucks, Nike and Coca Cola moved heavily into […]
Carbon emissions from automotive parts cut by 60 per cent
Carbon emissions from plastic automotive parts can be slashed with a new data-driven testing solution from Hexagon and SPC Europe Carbon emissions from plastic used in the automotive industry can be reduced by up to 60 per cent with a new solution that provides behavioural data about sustainable compounds to accelerate the adoption of reduced-carbon […]
Overcoming cloud migration challenges from legacy databases
Cloud spending will account for more than half of IT budgets by 2025 but cloud migration creates database challenges. Cloud migration is driving organisations to prioritise application modernisation and multi-cloud initiatives but complexity of moving underlying data to a modern database has delayed efforts resulting in productivity loss, increased risk and higher operational costs. YugabyteDB […]
IoT security threat from malware, botnets and weak passwords
IoT security is increasingly threatened by malware, botnets, weak passwords and poor encryption, a new report warns. IoT security is being compromised by weak/cleartext passwords and weak encryption, the top access threats to critical infrastructure environments. This was followed by brute force and DDoS attempts. Trojans were the most common malware detected targeting enterprise IT […]
Harnessing big data strategies for industry 4.0 success
Manufacturers are being stress-tested on a scale not witnessed since the first industrial revolution. They face global disruption from a prevailing pandemic, regionalised geopolitical complexity, supply chain shortages and ever-changing customer demands. Overcoming these challenges is not about a complete revolution – as was the solution to an increasing globalised mindset, and the need for […]
Industry first energy efficiency guarantee for data storage
A new energy efficiency service level agreement from Pure Storage guarantees energy efficiency for the first time to help businesses’ sustainability efforts. The new SLA represents the first and only energy efficiency guarantee in the enterprise storage as a service market and aims to provide customers with the most sustainable storage technology to meet their goals. The […]
Drones industry could be worth £45bn to the UK alone by 2030
Drones offer potential to create hundreds of thousands of jobs and create a multi billion-a-year industry, a new report suggests. Drones deployed across land, sea and air to rapidly could safely and efficiently accelerate growth by capitalising on an industry estimated to be worth over £45 billion to the UK alone by 2030, according to […]
IoT mobile data scores at football and rugby world cups
IoT and mobile data is helping media companies communicate and broadcast at top global football and rugby sporting events. IoT and mobile data specialist Cellhire provided over 5,000 mobile connections to teams, sponsors, media and other attendees at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and will provide similar services to Rugby World Cup France 2023 and the […]
Data centre pricing is evolving with new cloud fabric services
Data centre pricing is changing as providers respond to new challenges including the migration to cloud services. Cloud service providers (CSPs) are a significant user of colocation capacity, accounting for 30 per cent of revenues, according to a new DCP report. Retail data centres are offering both colocation services and access to the cloud as […]
Metaverse standards forum is working to create open standards
The Metaverse Standards Forum is working to create a range of open standards to accelerate adoption of metaverse technologies. Industry interest in the metaverse flows from opportunities created by combining multiple disruptive technologies such as GPU-powered real-time photorealistic graphics and physical simulation, augmented and virtual reality, decentralised trust-and-storage, and artificial Intelligence. An unprecedented level of […]
Digital transformation and technology sustainability
Industry is caught between two opposing pressures of digital transformation and decarbonisation as increasing volumes of data and new technology create ever-greater carbon footprints. Sustainable IT is the manufacture, use, management, and disposal of information technology to minimise its impact on the environment. Companies must now include IT sustainability and digital decarbonisation as part of […]
